Yosemite, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Madera Foothills and Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra were placed under an updated report for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:29 p.m. The alert is in effect until 9 p.m.

The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).

“At 8:29 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Bootjack, or 16 miles west of Yosemite South Entrance, moving northeast at 30 mph,” states the NWS Hanford CA. “Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”

Locations impacted by the alert include Yosemite National, Bootjack, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa, Tamarack Flat Campground, Metcalf Gap, El Portal, Badger Pass Ranger Station, Camp 4 Campground, Wawona Campground, Hodgdon Meadow Campground, Yosemite Glacier Point, Gin Flat, Wawona Vi

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